The Regulation on Authorisation Regarding the Electronic Communications Sector entered into force on 28 May 2009 with retrospective application as of 10 May 2009. The Regulation provides the principles and procedures of authorisation and the rights and obligations of the authorised operators in detail. Article 5 of the Regulation states that the provision of electronic communications services and/or the establishment and operation of electronic communications networks or infrastructures shall be subject to the obtainment of authorization from the Information Systems and Communications Authority, in light of the strategies and policies of the Ministry of Transportation.